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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does SOS stand for?
(a) Save Our Ships.
(b) Service of Ships.
(c) Services of Supply.
(d) Supply or Services.

2. What is the favorite boredom killer in the days leading up to the invasion?
(a) Television.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Radio.

3. Where do Rommel and Eisenhower first engage in battle?
(a) Kasserine Pass.
(b) Ardennes.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Sicily.

4. What is the Allied code name for the planned invasion for the spring of 1944?
(a) Overlord.
(b) Oberon.
(c) Overboard.
(d) Outlook.

5. What is Maj. John Howard's D Company known as?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Ox and Bucks.
(c) Bulls and Broncs.
(d) Tigers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the losses predicted by Commander Leigh-Mallory?

2. Sgt. Harrison Summers became known as the _____ of World War II.

3. How many members of the 101st Airborne are captured by Jahnke's Germans?

4. What is the name of Eisenhower's dog that he acquires during the war?

5. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?

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